Pencil.



No. 635,688. Patented oct. 24, |899.

- A J. KEcK.

P E N C I L.

lication tiled Feb. 20

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PENCIL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 635,688, dated October 24, 1899.-

Application filed February 20, 1899. Serial No. 706,148. (No model.)

T0 all whom it may concern:

Bein known that I, ALBERT J. KECK, a citi- Zen of the United States, and a resident of St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lead-Pencils, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to lead-pencils; and it consists in forming the wooden sheathing in two or'more sections, With the grain of the wood of each section inclined inward toward the lead, so that in removing the wood in the act of sharpening the wood may be readily split off, and thus lreduce the labor and annoyance of sharpening, as hereinafter shown and described, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional elevation illustrating the construction of one of my improved pencils, and Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the same. Fig. 8 is a view of a section of wood before the pencil-strips are out therefrom, illustrating the manner of construction. Fig. e is a view similar to Fig. l, illustrating a modification` in the manner of arranging the leads. Fig. 5 is a cross-section of a pencil, illustrating a modification in the construction.

The sheath of the pencil will be forlned in two or more parts and of wood cut off at an angle to the grain of the wood and the parts glued together in reversed order-that is to say, with the grain of the wood of all the pieces trending inward toward the lead-so that in sharpening the pencil it will only be necessary to split off a sufficient quantity of the wood from around the lead to expose the writing-point. This will greatlylessen the labor of sharpening the pencil and will not require as much skill and care as in the ordinary pencil with the grain of the wood lying parallel to the lead.

Any number of the wood sections may be employed, but the greater the number the more perfect the construction.

In Fig. 2 of the drawings four sections A A2 A3 A4 are shown, while in Fig. 5 three sections only, A5 A6 A7, are shown; but of course it will be understood that any desired nume ber of sections maybe employed without departing from t-he spirit of my invention.

In Figs. l, 2, and 5 the lead is shown in one piece B in place within the combined wooden sections, while in Fig. 4L the lead is shown in short pointed sections D, so that as one point is worn away a new point will be exposed at the next sharpening. In this arrangement no necessity will exist for cutting' lthe leads to se cure a finer point than the natural size of the lead will give.

In Fig. 3 is represented a section of wood before the strips are cut therefrom, the 4 hatch@ lines7 representing the grain of the wood and the dotted lines a representing the cutting; lines for the pencil-sections.

In Figs. I and et the hatch-lines running diagonally across the strips forming the sheathing represent the lines of the grain of the wood.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new isl. As a new article of manufacture, a pencil-sheathing formed of longitudinalstrips of wood having the grain of the wood of each section trending inward at an angle to the lead, whereby the pencil may be sharpened by splitting off portions of the sections, substantially as set forth.

2. As a new article of manufacture, apencil formed of a sheathing of longitudinal strips of Wood having the grain of the wood of each section trending inward at an angle to the lead, and with the lead arranged in a series of separate pointed sections, whereby the pencil may be sharpened by splitting off portions of the sections, and self-pointed leads provided, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALBERT J. KECK.

In presence of- G. N. WooDwARD, FRED WIsTRoM. 

